North Florida Christian's Darrielle McQueen jumps 38' 5 1/4' on her way to a first place finish in the girls triple jump during the District 2-1A track meet at Maclay on Friday.

Written by

Danny Aller
| Democrat correspondent

Darrielle McQueen was only 9 years old when she first set foot on the track at North Florida Christian and saw her life change forever.

So it was only fitting that her latest life-changing moment happened there, too.

Standing on the black-top oval and decked out in her red Eagles warmups Wednesday afternoon, one of the most sought-after track and field recruits in the nation officially declared she was continuing her career at one of the country's premier programs: the University of Florida. ...